Hair-curler



c. L. JYFITCH.

HAIR CURLER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 15. 1919.

1,338,687, Patented May 4,1920.

CHARLES L. rrrcn. or NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAIR-CURLER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1920;

Application filed October 15, 1919. Serial No. 330,755.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES L. FITCH, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the countyand State of New York, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement'in Hair-Curlers, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to curlers in which the hair is wound upon a shellor tube heated by a rod thrust therein, and the object of the inventionis to provide a simple, inexpensive and easily operated device of thischaracter, in which the tress or look of hair to be treated may besecurely held in the closely wound condition while supplying heat to theshell, and in which the danger of soiling or singeing the hair duringthe curling operation is avoided.

The invention I consists in certain novel features and details ofconstruction by which the above objects are attained, to be hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

The accompanying drawings form a part of this specification and show anapproved form of the invention.

Figure 1. is a sideelevation of the curler with the heating rod engagedin the shell. Fig. 2 is a corresponding plan view.

Fi line 33 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an elevation of the rod alone.

Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal section through the shell alone.

Similar letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.

A is a cylindrical tube or shell of thinsheet metal formed by rolling astrip into tubular form, open at the ends and with the edges of thestrip abutted along the upper face of the center line. The shell is cutsquarely across at the front end and notched or cut away on the upperface at the rear to provide an offset platform A having side flanges Aextending in alinement with the body of the shell.

B is a narrow strip of spring metal plvotally joined to the shell A atthe front end by a transverse rivet A or otherwise, eX-.

tending forwardly and downwardly and thence rearwardly along the underface of the shell in arched form, terminating in a tongue B extendedforwardly and adapted to lie upon the platform A between the 3 is atransverse section taken on the flanges A. The strip serves as a springclamp adapted to engage a tress of hair wound upon the shell and hold ityieldingly but firmly in the wound condition.

C- isa metal rod adapted to be received in the shell, and'equipped witha handle C of wood or pther heat insulating material. The'rod isdesigned to be heated in a gas flame or otherwise and thrust into theshell from the rear in the heated condition.

In using the curler the spring clamp B.

is opened by an upward movement of the free end to raisethe tongue Babove the flanges A as shown in dotted lines at b in Fig. 5, and is thenforced sidewise, as

shown by the dotted lines at b in Fi 2, to clear the platform A andflanges 2 and permit the clamp to swing downwardly on its hinge A asindicated by the dotted .lines at b in Fig. 5. The tress or look of hairto be treated is then wound upon the shell by rolling the latter and issecured by reengaging the togueBa The heated red C is then inserted inthe shell and aids by its heat in the curling operation. as usual.

The frictional engagement of the rod against the tongue 3 is suflicientto hold the rod against accidental displacement when inserted.

When the rod has cooled it is withdrawn and the clamp disengaged and thetress unkept .in position as long as desired. A plurality of shells maythus be used with .one

or more rods and the tresses held for long periods in the woundcondition.

As the shell is not exposed to the heating flame its surface is easilykept clean and bright and in condition for service, and as the heatedrod is never in direct contact with the hair, danger of burning iseliminated. 4

In order to permit the heat of the rod to act quickly on'the tress theshell is preferably provided with, a-number of perforations a throughwhich the heat may pass directly to the hair while the shell isabsorbing heat by contact and radiation from the rod. I

Modifications may be made in the forms and proportions of the partswithout departing from the invention, and parts may be used without thewhole. The perforations a may be omitted, and the clamp B may be varied'or other means employed to hold the tress in place on thesh'ell duringthe treatment.-

I'claimzl.- In a-device of the character set forth a shell havingperforations therein and formed .at one endwith an offset platform,

j a yielding clamp hinged to saidshell at one endv and separably engagedtherewith at theother end, and a'rod independent of said shell andadapted to be removably received infsaid shell, said clamp cooperatingwith said rod and platform.

2. v The hair curler described comprising a hinged to said shell at oneend and having a tongue arranged to engage said shell separably at theother end, and a rod .independent of said shell and adapted to beremovranged to engage said rod frictionally and shell.

In testimon that claim the invention above set fort I aflix mysignature,- I

CHARLES L. FITCH. v

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